historical intro (11 resultados)

Green cl., backstr. gilt lettering, lines on black field. Illus. Xx, 554pp., some uncut. Address label of M. Lincoln Schuster, partner of Simon and Schuster, inside front cover, w. pencil note ffep. Nice copy. Anthology celebrating the 125th anniversary of of Appleton-Century-Crofts association copy.

Hard Cover. Condición: vg+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: vg+. Patti Perret, photos Ilustrador. 1st ptg. 11" tall; 2379 pages; b/w photo each recto page; in very good dust jacket. Hardcover (dj).

Hardcover. 299pp. VG+ / VG+ dj.

Hardcover. Condición: Very good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: no dust jacket. Limited edition. Limited edition.

Tan Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good (in mylar). Folded Plates Ilustrador. Textblock and binding is very clean and tight. Unclipped dust jacket, chipped at the foot of the spine, with several closed edge tears and overall scuffed extremities; 190p., including index. Hardcover.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. xviii, 57 pages, 3 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. Publications of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, no. 5. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CATALOGUE: I GENERAL KNOWLEDGE II AETIOLOGY III PATHOLOGY IV DIVINATION AND DIAGNOSIS V THE MEDICINE-MAN AND HIS EQUIPMENT. VI NON-RATIONAL TREATMENT VII INFLICTION OF WOUNDS SURGERY ARTIFICIAL DEFORMATION IX AR X DRUGS, STIMULANTS AND POISONS XI PROTECTIVE APPLIANCES AND DOMESTIC HYGIENE XII PERSONAL HYGIENE XIII AMULETS IN DISEASE PREVENTION: PROTECTION OF MOTHER AND CHILD XIV CEREMONIAL AND RITUAL ART.

Cloth. Condición: Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair (in mylar). b&w Plates Ilustrador. Moderately age-toned endpapers, otherwise textblock is clean and tight. Rubbed binding, black cloth, bumped corners; Bumped spine extremities with several shallow, closed edge tears; Very distressed, aged, and edge-worn dust jacket; Chipped spine extremities, soiled folds, worn & chipped corners, large chip to back top corner. Jacket also repaired with brown paper strips along the underside; 223p., including appendix and index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condición: Acceptable. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. Alleridge, Brian Ilustrador. Oversized hard cover, no jacket intended, in acceptable condition for its age. From the collection of the Worshipful Company of Clothworkers, London; their bookplate is adhered to the front pastedown. General shelf and handling wear, including light creasing, discolouration and wear to boards, edges and corners, and tanning and foxing to pageblock, this leading into pastedowns, endpapers and occasionally throughout. Several hinge breaks noted and leaves 21-34 are detached, but present in their appropriate place. Binding is fragile and loose on occasion, however, content is complete, and coloured illustrations are bright and vivid. CN. Used.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. xix(inc.errata slip between vi/vii and f/piece before 'author's introduction')+220, 165 figs. several on unf. plates ex-pagination; ex-University College of North Wales w. their heralDIc plate 'ex libris K.J.P.Orton' on fr. pastedown, sm. faint oval stamp on t.p.& occ. elsewhere but not prominent, ink number verso t.p., edges of endpapers appear water-stained but this, curiously, does not extend elsewhere, v.sl.opening of endpaper gutters, internally tight & unmarked. bROWN CLOTH covers a little grubby w. remnants of lib.no.bottom sp. and sp.label rubbed but no damage beyond routine corner bumping. Apparently quite scarce. An interesting work for historians of science as figs. inc. a number of plans etc. of scientific laboratories in USA and Germany plus some photos. Far from pristine but quite acceptable.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. No Jacket. Originally released in 1919. Grey cloth with silver and black to front and spine. 147 x 225 x 23mm. (xxiv) + 136pp. Includes index. Condition as new. NB: An extra shipping charge may be requested for heavier or more valuable items. All our 'Seller Images' show the actual item you will receive.

Hardcover. Condición: Used-Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: dj. Cloth, dj. Small quarto. Black cloth with gilt lettering on spine. 256 numbered pp. In acetate cover. Minor sunning to jacket spine, slight age-toning to panels. Else fine. A crisp, clean copy with pristine plates.